Box-end-stapling machine.



C. G, CHAPMAN.

BOX END STPLNG MAHNE.

, APPLIOTlON FILED NOVx 2l, 1909.

Fatanted May l1, 1909.

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G, G. CHAPMAN.,

B0X END STAPLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOT.2l,1908.

` Patented May Il, 1909.

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BOX END STAPLING4 MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED N0v.21,1909.

921 ,588, Patented May 11, 1909.

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Patented May 11, 1909.

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C. C. CHAPMAN.

BOX END STAPLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.21,19os.

Eaten-tea May 11, i909.

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C. G. CHAPMAN.

BOX END STAPLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED N0v.21,190.

Patented May 11,1909.

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BOX END STAFLING MACHNE. APPLIOATloN'rILED Nov. 21, 19011.

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CHESTER c. CHAPMAN, or SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AssIeNoRTO NATIONAL WIRE BOUND BOX COMPANY, CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

. BOX-END-STAPLING MAcHINE.

Application filed November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER C. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, inthe 'county of St. Joseph and State of- Indiana, have invented a new and A useful Improvement in BoX-End-Stapling Machines, of which the following is aspevciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of machines for use, more especially, `in stapling box-ends to-theY of wire-bound box-blanks.

In the'manufactureof wire-bound boxes the b oX-ends are'securedV against the inner sidesuoi: the end-cleats of the blank, and as the said ends are usually of thinner lumberthan the cleats t-he staples employed for fastening the parts together are driven from the inner sides of the ends through the latter into the cleats. The operations of assembling the parts of a `box-and moving. them 'during the end-stapling operatiqn's are performed by hand, and iorconvenience.. in handling and positioning the parts `of the box during this Operation the staplesare driven in the upward direction.

' the staples as Well My obj ect is to provide a stapling machine of comparatively simple, durable and generally improved construction-adapting it for convenient use in fastening box-ends. i

invention I prefer to In carrying out my provide the machine with means for forming as driving them. The staple-forming mechanism is toward the rear of the machine, and extending forward therefrom to the staple-driving mechanism is a the staples. Means cooperate with the Y staples along the latter intermittingly, and the guide is formed between its endswith a suitable turn or twist. handlingr the staples they are delivered to the guide in an upright position, and as they are advanced. along the guide they are upset, Vowing to theturn in the latter, so that they are delivered from the guide to the drivingv mechanism in inverted condition as required.

In the accompanying drawings, which Specication of Letters Patent.

cleats guide for advancing the For convenience in Patentedlllay 11, 1909.

21, 1908. Serial N0. 463,747.

illustrate my improved machine as I prefer to construct it, Figure lis-a perspective view yof a wire-hound box showingthe way the staples are applied to fasten the box-ends to the cleats; Fig; 2, a top plan view Oi a machine; Fig. 3, a rear' elevation; Fig. 4, an en- 55 larged vertical section of the lower part oi the forward end of the machine showing the staple-driving bar and adjacent features; Figs. 5 and 6, top and bottom plan views, respectively, of' the-staple-driving mechanism 60 -shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 7, a vertical section taken on line 7 in Fig. 3'; Fig. '8, an enlarged broken vertical section taken on line 8 in Fig. 3; Fig. 9, an enlarged broken plan view of wire-feeding and cutting and staple-forming mechanism (the spring 84 being omitted); Fig. 10, a broken front elevation of a rotary wire-cutting and staple-forming and initially advancing disk, and showing the stapleguiding bar in section; Fig. 11, a perspective 70 view of a wire-cutting and staple-forming block on the rotary disk g Fig. 12, a similar view of a block on the diskfor advancing the staples initially along the guide-bar; F ig. 13, an enlarged transverse section taken on line 13 in Fig. 2; Fig. 14:, an'enlarged broken perspective view of mechanism for feeding the staples along the guide-bar, the parts being detached from each other for purposes of illustration; Figs. land 16, top and side 8.0 views, respectively, of the staplevguide-bar of preferred construction; Figs. 17 and 18, broken plan and side views, respectively, ol' a modified construction wherein the twist in the guide-bar. is toward its rearend; and' 85 19, anenlarged broken section on line 19 oi Fig. 3 showing starting. and stopping clutch-mechanism.

The frame of the machine comprises a hollow stand-portion 2O and an Vupper forward- 90 projecting portion bifurcated vertically and .horizontally and presenting the upper skeleton arm 21 and lower skeleton arm 22.

23 is a drive-shaft carrying the powerpulley 24 and pinion 25. A shaft 26 carries 95 a normally loose gear 27 driven by the pinion `25. Keyed to the shaft 26, adjacent to the gear 27, is a collar 28. At the gear 27 and registering with a similar recess in the .collar- 28. The said rece-sses together form abearcollar 28 the-shaft is provided with a longitudinally extending semi-circular recess 2 9 ing for a short rock-shaft 30 carrying anarrn 31 projecting, through a' segmental recess in the collar 28, beyond the circumference of the latter.v At the inner circumference of the hub of the gear 27 is a recess and the rockshaft 30l has a semi-cylindrical end-portion resting inthe recess or groove 29 where it is surrounded by said hub. When the arm 31 is in the position indicated in Fig'. 19"the rock-'shaft is turned at its semi-cylindrical portion out of ,engagement with the recess in the gear-wheel 27, whereby the latter rotates without rotating the shaft 26. When the arm 31 is drawn by the spring 32 to the end-` surface 33 of the segmental'- recess in the collar, the semi-cylindrical portion of the rock# shaft' 30 turns into the recess in the hub of the gear-wheel, when they register,l thereby causmgbthe gear-wheelto turn the shaft.

The constructionof clutch described is well l known and is frequently employed where a shaft or the like isto'be clutched toa rotating body and perform one revolution only, stop-l ping always in one position:v A more detailed illustration and further explanation of the clutch'inthe present, connection is thought, therefore, to be unnecessary.

` .Mounted-to slide in a vertical guide 34m f the forward end of the arm 22 is a stapler, or

40v 41 the forward end of the arm 21 is a restaple-driving bar, 35 providedV alongits lower end-portion with a rack ,36. On the -shaft 26is a cam or eccentric 37 attached to which is a connecting-rod 38 pivotally secured eccentrically at its forward end to a swinging segment-gear 39 pivoted at 40 and engaging the rackv 36. Mounted in a guide ciprocal anvil or clencher-bar 42 having its rear face formed into arack. This rack is engaged by a segment-gear 43 pivoted at 44'.

The shaft 26 carries a' cam 45. Fulcrumed upon a statlonary cross-bar 46 is a lever 47.

provided between its ends with aroller 48 which' rides upon the cam 45, being held thereto by asplrlng 49. -Extending. from the `5o e lever 47 is-a connecting-rod llrovided between its ends with a turne 51 -by means of which. it -may be upper endiofl't f lengthened and shortened. The connectingrod is'secured e'ccentrically'to the segmentgear 43 lat is forward'enfd. In each -rotation of the shaft 26 the'segment-gears 39, 43 are i moved toplunge the driving-bar 35 and anvvil-bar 42 toward then awayfrom each On a stub-shaft 52 is an idlefg'ear' 53 meshing at one side with a gear 54 on the shaft 26 and at another'side with a gear 55 on a shaft 56. The shaft 56 carries a disk 57 to which is secured a wire-severing and sta le-wirebending block 58 (see Fig.. 11). he diskalso carries a block 59having projecting cams 60 (see Fig. 12). l

6 1. is a staple-guide consisting of a narrow bar extending from a `point close'to the disk 57 to a point close to the sta le-driving barA 35. At its rear portion the ar 61 extends .horizontally -a short distance tol present a sta le-forming mandrel 62.v From the mandre. portion the `bar inclines downward, as shown, and extends thence horizontally forward. The baris supported on cross-bars 63 (see Fig. 13) fastened to the arm 22 lof the main frame. Near its forward end, in the preferred construction, the bar'is twisted or rendered spiral, the turn beingequal'to a half circle. Supported to extend arallel with the horizontal portion of the ar 61'above and, out lof contact v therewith is a bar 64 which, Vat the spiral portion ofthe bar l, describes thesame curve to the underside of the bar and terminates at'the guide 34. The

block 58 has a recess 65 at which it passes 71 and 72 are com anion, serrated', staple- -I wirefeed-wheels.\ T ewheel 72 is journaled wheel-device 71,75 and operating as a brake. The s'helf or bracket 7() carries a block 77. Thel bite of the serrated wheels is in line with the wire ide 69 and in line with both is a perforate wire guide 78 extending through the block 77. The said block is formed with an 'inclined vertical face carrying awireyon a suitable stub-shaft or screw 73 fastened a spring 76- pressing downward .upon the r shearing blade 79,' The block' 58 is provided with an inclined face also fitted with a wire- 'shearing blade'80 which, in the rotation of thel disk 57, shears past the blade 79. 'I he shaft'56 carries a cam 81.

82 is a lever fulcrumed at 83 and held to bear between its endsagainst the cam 81 by i.

a spring 84.. Extended from the lever 82 is 'an arm 85bent at its free end to' form a pawl whichis heldinengagement withthe ratchet 75 bya spring y8 6.

A'staple-wire 87 drawnfrom the reel 68 passes through the guides 69, 78, being engaged between the guides by the feed-wheels 71, 72. In each rotation of. the shaft 56 the lever 82is swung by the cam 81 to turn the .ratchet-wheel 75 and advance the staplewire from the guide-opening at 78 over the l top of the mandrel62l In the next rotation Aro sever t e wire at an angle, andas the'severingr isz completed the recessed portion of the block- 58zpasses across the mandrel 62, thereby bending.I the severed length of wire into a staple. rIlhe stapleis formed inthe recesses or sockets '66 andl when the'block 58 passesthe. mandrel the staple is left straddling the latterl in'- upright position. During'. the

iurthenrotationl of the disk 57 the cams or pushers 60 move down Lopposite sides'of the mandrel' and force" the iinished staple from the mandrel on to theinclined portion of the one end ofthe rod 101 is arod through'a bracket 104 on the underside of:

bar 61 down which it slideswhile maintainingitsupright position.

= VExtending beneathl and parallel with the horizontal-portion of the bar 61 is a reciprocalbar 88 vprovided with a pair oi pins 89 v(seeFig' 14 near its-forward end and with a similar` pair of pins near its rear end. The baris-supported againstfthe under sides of the `'cross-.bars 63. Resting on the cross-bars 63 at opposite sides of the staple-guiding bar 61 areI companion bars 90. edges of the bars 90 are socket pieces 91 en'- gaged-by set-screws 92 bnone or more of the bars 63; The set-screws may be turned to position the bars`90 toward or away from the bar 617 but prevent longitudinal movement of the 'bars-90.4 Above and parallel with the bars 90 are staple-feeding bars 93 extending alongoppositesides-of the bar 61 and having serrated inner surfaces 94; Journaled in the bars 90 are short-vertical rock-shafts 95 providedbelow the bars 90 with cranks 96 and above the said bars withV cranks 97. The lower cranks pivo'tally engage the pins 89 on the longitudinally movable bar 88, and the up errcranks have pins 98 engaging openings 9.91nzthe bars 93. p

On the "under side of the bars 90, and securedvthereto, are guides 100 for a reciprocal.v

rodrllfcu'nneeted by a rod 102 with the connecting-item38. Pivotally connected with 103 passing the bar 88'.r Surrounding the rod 103 on its endportion is; a.bilder-spring 105 and on the rod.'101between theA guides' 100 is a buffer 106l adapted to contact with the forward guide 100 and cushion the rod in its forward stroke: In` the'forwardV` plunge of the connecting-rod 38, which retracts or moves down thestaple-dr-iving bar, the buffer engages the stop. or bracket 104 and moves the bar 88 yieldingly forward to `swing the cranks96, .97 and movev both bars 93 in the arc of a'circle towardopposite sides of the bar 61. In their'movement along opposite sidesy of the bar 61 they engage the staples g and move them a distance equal to the diameter ofthe staple-wire. In the return movement of the connecting-rod 38, which-operates the staple-driverto drive the staples, a

On the. .nuten collar- 107 onrod 103Xengages the bracket 104 and moves Vthe bar 88 in the backward direction, thereby turning the cranks and)turning the bars 93-backward and away from the bar 61. ment, or vibration, of the companion bars 9,3

.the .staples are engaged, and advanced, as described, the said engagement being rendered yielding by the buffer-springs.

As before stated, the drive-shaft 23, pin- -ion 25 and gear 27 rotatewconstantly. A

treadle or foot-lever 108 is connected with a vertical rod 109 which at its upper en d is connected with a lever or latch 1 10 fulcrumed at 111 upon the main yframe. A spring 112 tends normally to lower the rod 109 and raise the treadle, thereby 'lowering .the latch into the path of the clutch-arm 31. En-

gagement of the latch with the clutch-arm releases the clutch and the shaft 26 and all the .partsdriven thereby' remain stationary with the staple-driving bar 35 lowered and the anvil-bar 42 raised.

In the manufacture of wire-bound boxes of the type illustrated inFig. 1, the blank consisting of the side-sheets bottom-sheets I) and cover-sheets c, with the cleats d and binding-wires e, all stapled or stitched together, is formed in a boX-blank-making machine. rlhe present machine is employed to fasten the ends. f in place by means of the staplesg' driven from the inner side of the box through the ends f into the cleats. The operator bends the parts a, b around an end with the latteragainst theunder faces of the cleats leaving the cover open, as indicated in Fig. 1. He then passes the end into the gap '0r opening between the arm's 21, 22 of the machine, resting it upon the platform formed by the latter. He moves the assembled box material along, lpositioning it over the stapledriver where staples are to be driven. To

Thus in each back-and-forth movedrive a staple he presses down the foot-lever 108 to raise the latch 110 and 'permit the Ygear-wheel 27 to clutch and rotate the shaft y 26 A staple which has been fed in upset position into the guide 34 above the driver 35 is'driven upward, the anvil-bar 42 being at the same time presseddewnward upon the cleat to i insure the staples `being driven home. vWhile a staple is being thus driven anothersstaple is formed at the disk 57 .and discharged on to the guide-bar 61. 'In practice the staples fill out. at least the horizontal portion of the bar 6 1 one against the other.

During the ret'racting movements of the staple-driver and anvil-bar the feed-bars 93 are moved as described. to advance the. row of staples a distance equal to the diameter of the staple-wire, thereby delivering an upset staple from the barl61-into'position in the guide 34.' The operator, after forcing down the treadle, releases it immediately so that each operation theshaft 26 rotates' butonce'. The assembled box-material is moved `Valong by the operator to the next position and the operations thus repeated until the box-end has,j been fastened in place.

I'Ie then reverses the box, inserts another box-end and repeats the' operation.

5 The only .mate-rial difference between the .preferred construction of guide-bar 61 andthe construction thereof shown in Iigs. 17 and 18 is that the spiral o r twist is near the rear end instead of'near thev forward end 'of the bar. In the modification the retainingbar'64 extends along the underside of the horizontal length of the bar 61. The gap or opening between the arms 21h-and 22 is wider than the thickness of any `cleats and boxends to be stapled; fand. by lengthening or shortening the rod by means of the turnbuckle 51 the throw of the anvil-bar may be adjusted to'lproperly engage the upper side of the cleat when the staple is driven. Figs.

. 17 and 18 also illustrate a modified construction ofstaple-advancing means. The bar 88 is reciprocated as before explained, and carries a cross-plate 113 connected by means of pivotal links 114.with pins 115 carried bythe serrated bars 93.,f The pins pass through slots 116 in the immovable bars 90, the slots being inclined. as indicated by the dotted lines. The features 89, 95, 96, 97 and 99, of the preferred construction described, are dispensed with and in their place pins 117 on the bars 90 extend through inclined'slots 118 in the serrated bars 93. Through theirA ivotal connection with the bar 88, as descri led, the bars 93 are reciprocated,and, owing to the engagement of their-slots 118 with the pins 117, they are moved to engage staples,

in their forward thrust, andrelease the stalples in their backward thrustl They thus, operate to feed the staples along the bar 61 in practically the same way as the preferred.

` construction.

What claim as new and desire by Letters lPatent isi.; In a stapling machine of the character to secure p described, the combination with mechanism guide leadinglto said mechanism, for the pur` pose set fort v 2. -In a stapling machine of the character.` described, the combination with the staplesupply and mechanism for driving staples in an `upward direction, of a staple-directing and inverting guide extending from the sta-f' ple-supply to said Amechanism, for.tlie purpose set forth.

3. In astapling machine of the character described, the combination With mechanismy for' driving sta les in an upward direction, of a staple-guide eading to said mechanism at one end and adapted, at its opposite end-portion, to receive staples in upright osition, and means for advancing the stap es along the guide to said r'nechanism, the guide being n forth.

formed with a staple-inverting turn between 'its ends, for the purpose set forth.

` 4. In a stapling machine of the characterA described, the combination with mechanism for driving staples in ,an upward direction, of a staple-guiding bar leading to said mechanism at one end and adapted, at its op osite along the bar to said. mechanism, the barbeing' formed with a staple-.inverting turn be-v ing'tosaid staple-driving lmeans at one end and adapted, at its opposite end-portion, to

-receive staplesin 1 1 right position from said v staple-formin mec amsm, and .means for end-portion, to receive staples inu rig t osition, and means for advancing t e stap es'` advancing the staples .along the guide, the

guide being formed with a staple-inverting turnbetween its ends, for the purpose set 6'. In a stapling machine of the character described, the combination with meansv for driving staples in an upward direction, of`

staple-forming mechanism having an anvil over which'the staples are formed in upright position, and a sta le-guidin bar forminga continuation of sai anvil an leading to said 'staple-driver, the bar being formed with a staple-inverting t'urn'between its ends, for

the purpose set forth.

`7. In a stapling machine of the character described, the combination With-mechanism for 1driving staples in an upward direction, of a stationary staple-directingand inverting -guide leading to said mechanism, and intermittently-actuated staple-engaging and advancing feed-mechanism between the ends of .I

said 1de, for the purpose, set forth.

8. n a stapling machine of the character i.

described,'the combination with the staplemechanism, of a staple-directin .drivin Ieading thereto at one end, a mandre guide at the otherend of the guide, means coperating with said mandr for forming staples and deliveririg them to the guide comprising ing block on the disk` movable across op oa rotary diskya bifurcated staple-wire-bendsite sides of the mandrel, means for feedlng i staple-wire across the mandrel, and severing means for the wire. 'A Y 9. In a .stapling machine of the character "described, the combinationlwith the stapledrivin mechanism, ofv a staple Adirectin guide eading thereto at one end, a mandre at the other endof the guide, means coperating with said mandr for forming staples and delivering them to the guide comprising Y a rotary disk, a bifurcated staple-wire-bending block onthe disk movable across opp'osite sides ofthe mandrel, means for feeding staple-wire across the mandrel, severing iso , means for the Wire, and a staple-advancing l vancing bars at 0 posite sides of said guidepusher on the disk. Y bar provided Wit serrated staple-engaging 10. In a staplng machine of the character faces. j Y described, the combination Wibhthe staple- CHESTER C. CHAPMAN.

5 driving mechanism, -of a staple-carrying-and In presence ofdirecting guide-bar leading to said mechan- .KATIIRYN T. PARKS, ismand intermittently-actuated staple-ad- H. E.'CREAGER. 

